Empire Boulevard, Brooklyn NYC — Traffic Safety, Noise & Cleanliness Scores | 2026

Grade C, 43 out of 100. How does Empire Boulevard in Brooklyn rank for traffic safety, noise, and cleanliness?

Livability score

Grade C, livability 43 out of 100.

Calm 25, ranked against major corridors. Access 77, ranked against every street in the city. More complaints per home than most major corridors, but a lot within a walk.

That puts Empire Boulevard in the bottom 26% of scored streets citywide.

Strongest on infrastructure (66) and tree cover (89); quietness (4) is the weak spot.

On the record

Residential noise is the most-filed complaint on Empire Boulevard, with 584 reports, and the block ranks in the louder half of major corridors. HPD has cited 224 Class C violations here, the tier the city treats as an immediate health or safety risk, about 13 per 100 homes on file. Since 2021, 204 people have been injured in reported crashes. On the other side, infrastructure ranks 66 among major corridors. About 56% of the 1,687 homes on file are rent-stabilized.

Scores are built from 311 complaints, HPD violations, NYPD crash records, MTA stop locations, DOHMH food permits, and the street tree census, divided by the homes and businesses on the street, updated weekly. Read the scoring method or the data sources.

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